Alexander Vasilyevich Berdnikov (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Бе́рдников; born April 8, 1953) is a

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politician, and was Head of the

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from 2006 to 2019. He took office on January 20, 2006. He was a candidate in the December 2001 election for that position, receiving 9.6% of the vote and coming in sixth place. In 2004, a new law stopped direct elections for Russian administrative division leaders. In December 2005, Berdnikov was nominated by

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and confirmed by the State Assembly of the Altai Republic, succeeding

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. His 12-year term has been plagued by multiple scandals, such as the Altaigate scandal.

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